10 Skin-Care Resolutions to Make This Year

Even the most beauty-wise woman still occasionally sleeps in her makeup, skimps on sunscreen, or forgets to make a yearly appointment to see a skin doctor. In the spirit of the New Year, we asked top dermatologists to share their best advice for following through on your best skin-tentions.

MOISTURIZE AFTER SHOWERING

We all know a warm shower strips skin of oils. Face creams and body lotions are excellent substitutes, as long as you apply them correctly. But how tedious. One easy fix: Keep body lotion right in the shower. Seeing it will remind you to apply it when your skin is damp, within ten minutes of turning off the water. "If you wait, skin starts losing water vapor," says Francesca Fusco, assistant clinical professor of dermatology at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. Choose a body lotion with a flip top, such as Vaseline Firming Body Lotion or Olay Quench In-Shower Body Lotion; pump bottles allow water in, and that can lead to bacteria, says Fusco.